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recreant

rec·re·ant

recreant

 
pronunciation:
re kri nt
parts of speech:
adjective, noun
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part of speech: adjective
definition 1: not faithful to a cause or set of principles; disloyal.
similar words:
apostate, dastardly, disloyal, renegade
definition 2: lacking courage; cowardly.
similar words:
dastardly
 
part of speech: noun
definition 1: one who betrays; traitor.
The recreants who mutinied will be executed.
similar words:
renegade
definition 2: a cowardly person.
similar words:
coward
derivations: recreantly (adv.), recreance (n.), recreancy (n.)
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